Project Manager

Precision Medicine Program Manager

100% Remote - West Coast/Pacific Time preferred Candidates in other U.S. time zones may be considered if they can support Pacific Time working hours as needed. Contract Duration: Initial 6-month assignment with potential for extension. Position will support Precision Medicine programs focused on obesity and related diseases and cardiovascular disease. Primary focus will be supporting clinical development programs and biomarker strategy/execution. This is a hands-on program/project management role requiring someone who can contribute quickly and work with limited oversight.

An experienced, proactive biotech/pharma Project or Program Manager with clinical development experience, ideally within biomarkers, precision medicine, or translational medicine—who can independently manage multiple workstreams, confidently lead cross-functional teams and meetings, and drive programs and deliverables forward with minimal oversight.

Ideal Candidate Summary Experienced biotech/pharma Project or Program Manager with approximately 6–10 years of relevant experience. Brings a solid understanding of clinical development and/or clinical trial operations. Experience supporting biomarker programs, precision medicine, translational medicine, or translational biology is highly desirable. Comfortable managing multiple projects, workstreams, stakeholders, meetings, and competing priorities simultaneously. Able to independently drive deliverables, identify risks or issues, follow up with stakeholders, and keep programs moving forward. Confident and highly communicative; comfortable leading meetings and facilitating discussions rather than operating primarily in a behind-the-scenes capacity. Demonstrates strong cross-functional leadership and can communicate effectively with both working teams and senior stakeholders. Proactive, energetic, adaptable, collaborative, accountable, and comfortable taking ownership. Best suited for someone who can step in and add value quickly rather than requiring extensive foundational training.

In this vital role within the Precision Medicine Unit, the Precision Medicine Program Manager (PM) works closely with the Precision Medicine Leads (PMLs) and Global Biomarker Leads (GBLs) to advance the development and execution of Precision Medicine plans. Additionally, you will partner with cross functional senior stakeholders and teams across Research & Development to track and manage the development of translational and reverse translational strategies.

Responsibilities Serve as the main collaborator of the PMed Teams by supporting the strategic planning, monitor the execution of high quality, integrated cross-functional PMed Plans in support of the overall asset strategy & value. Manage research collaborations and reverse translational initiatives in collaboration with the research and development organization along with any external collaborators identified. Responsible for developing the PMED budget for each program and monitoring team expenses to ensure alignment with financial goals. Accountable for creating and maintaining execution timelines to track team progress and promptly identify any deviations from the approved plan. Lead PMT meetings, ensuring that agendas are clearly defined, meeting minutes are accurately recorded, and outcomes are effectively reflected in both the timeline and budget. Work closely with the Head of PMO Team to escalate any risks/issues and develop mitigation strategies. Serve as single point of contact for operationalizing biomarker strategy, facilitating with other cross functional stakeholders like biospecimen management, data management, vendor management etc., associated with one or more clinical programs. Apply PM best practices in the planning, development, initiation, execution, QA/QC, and closing of projects while driving trade-off / decision making to ensure flawless execution Support content creation with PML and Head of PMO in preparation to cross-functional meetings, such as technical reviews, Portal Reviews, Governances, etc. Serve as an integrator to the Product Teams/Clinical Study Teams while ensuring connectivity with (inputs to/from) research leadership, early clinical and platform functions Drive risk management and effective communication plans, to include asset-wide impacts Conduct critical path analysis (challenging assumptions, hold cross-functional team members accountable); recognize and communicate inflection points w/ mitigation strategies Ensure on time delivery; drive adherence to plan (time, budget and scope); challenge delays with 'why not' and propose mitigations; quickly escalate changes to plan Ability to lead cross functional teams and pivot quickly with changes in scientific or strategic assumptions based on internal / external data impacting the program Meeting effectiveness, MS Teams/Smartsheet maintenance, proper and timely escalation of issues to Head of Discovery Biomarkers and PMO

What we expect of you We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The PMed Program Manager professional we seek is experienced, professional, dynamic, goal-oriented and results-driven with these qualifications: Basic Qualifications: PhD and/or Master's degree and 2 years of relevant PM experience OR Bachelor's degree and 4 years of relevant PM experience OR Associate's degree and 6 years of relevant PM experience Preferred Qualifications: Technical / scientific background with 6+ years industry and/or academic experience Prior pharma / consulting and/or drug development experience, specifically in research & clinical development Program and project management skills with experience in a healthcare-related environment, operationalizing strategic initiatives, including cross-functional strategic planning, development of integrated plans, monitoring and driving execution to plan Emotional intelligence skills including influencing without authority and navigating within a matrix environment. Experience using Project Management and AI/ML tools, methodologies, practices and infrastructure, as related to the Biopharmaceutical Industry Highly experienced on MS Suite tools (PowerPoint, Excel, etc.) and project management software such as Smartsheet, Planisware, SharePoint, etc. Finance and budget management experience Business process and systems management, Project planning and management (PMP preferred) Knowledge of SOPs, good clinical practices and regulatory requirements Proven ability to lead, manage, and motivate others in a complex, multi-functional matrix environment Exceptional leadership and team management skills